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Judicial Misconduct
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Probe of judge shifted to court in East
California | Local |
June 17, 2008
A panel of federal judges on the East Coast was selected Monday to oversee a misconduct probe into California Judge Alex Kozinski, who declared a mistrial last week in an obscenity case he was presiding over after acknowledging that he had posted sexually explicit material on his publicly accessible personal website. Read more
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
9th Circuit’s chief judge posted sexually explicit matter on his website
California | Local |
June 11, 2008
One of the highest-ranking federal judges in the United States, who is currently presiding over an obscenity trial in Los Angeles, has maintained a publicly accessible website featuring sexually explicit photos and videos. Read more
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Judge critical of war crimes case is ousted
National |
May 31, 2008
A judge hearing a war crimes case at Guantanamo Bay who publicly expressed frustration with military prosecutors’ refusal to give evidence to the defense has been dismissed, tribunal officials confirmed Friday. Read more
Monday, March 31, 2008
Las Vegas judge courts trouble with her actions
National |
March 31, 2008
If the allegations against Elizabeth Halverson are true, then the judge often handled her staff with the temperament of a toddler. Read more
Thursday, January 31, 2008
‘He did it’ quote spurs trial judge to quit case
National |
January 31, 2008
The judge presiding over the death penalty case of a man accused in a notorious courthouse shooting stepped down Wednesday after being quoted in a magazine article as having said of the defendant, “Everyone in the world knows he did it.” Read more
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Federal judge is reviewed again
California | Local |
January 19, 2008
A federal judge in Los Angeles who was reprimanded for official misconduct last year could face a harsher punishment – or be cleared of the charges altogether – after a ruling this week by a panel of fellow judges. Read more
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Homestore ex-CEO wins appeal
Business |
January 16, 2008
Homestore Inc.’s former chief executive, Stuart Wolff, won a reversal of his conviction for directing a $67-million fraud at the online home-listings company because of a conflict by the trial judge. Read more
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Nevada high court rules that judge abused her authority
National |
December 29, 2007
The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that Justice Nancy M. Saitta
abused her authority when, as a Clark County District Court judge,
she issued a gag order and sealed child-support proceedings involving
a former judicial colleague. Read more
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Jurists say judge unbiased
National |
December 11, 2007
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed a complaint
against a federal judge who awarded more than $4.8 million in
judgments and fees to people with whom he had long-standing political
and business ties. Read more
Friday, December 7, 2007
Mexican national wins a new chance to fight deportation
California | Local |
December 7, 2007
A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Thursday excoriated a
federal immigration judge and a Los Angeles lawyer for their conduct
during a deportation hearing in 2003. Read more
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Jurist fired after fit over phone
National |
November 28, 2007
A judge who jailed 46 people who were in his courtroom when a
cellphone call interrupted proceedings was removed from the bench
Tuesday by a state commission. Read more
Sunday, November 25, 2007
State judge persisted despite political scandal
California | Local |
November 25, 2007
Justice Gavin W. Craig, who sat on the state appellate court about
70 years ago in Los Angeles, made his mark on history not through his
judicial opinions but through his own legal woes and a penchant for persistence. Read more
Saturday, October 27, 2007
After teen sex ruling, he’s free
National |
October 27, 2007
Genarlow Wilson – the young man imprisoned for committing a
consensual sex act who became, for many, an example of an inequitable
criminal justice system – was released from prison Friday after his
conviction was overturned by Georgia’s Supreme Court. Read more
Friday, October 26, 2007
Murder trial cost puts the heat on Georgia judge
National |
October 26, 2007
Angered by the soaring cost of defending Georgia’s most notorious
murder suspect, state lawmakers said Thursday they would explore the
possibility of impeaching the judge presiding over the case of Brian
Nichols, the rape suspect who escaped from a courthouse in 2005 and
allegedly killed a judge and three others. Read more
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Some find O.C. judge’s wit a trial - James M. Brooks has been chastised for his conduct and praised by criminal-justice groups.
California | Local |
October 7, 2007
Inside a wire cage in the back of an Orange County courtroom, a
middle-aged woman barely a smidgen taller than 4 feet stands up to
answer charges of petty theft. Read more
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Judge is removed from bench
California | Local |
October 3, 2007
Judge Robert Spitzer, whose courtroom quirks and messy ways were
well known in Riverside County’s legal community, was removed from
the bench Tuesday by the state judicial oversight panel for serious
misconduct and “gross neglect” of his duties. Read more
Friday, September 21, 2007
Judge’s cure could make things worse
California | Local |
September 21, 2007
In the highest profile case of his career, Los Angeles County
Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler this week did something judges
seldom do: He admitted he had made a mistake and said he wasn’t sure
what to do about it. Read more
Friday, August 31, 2007
Court tosses out death sentence
California | Local |
August 31, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO – In a rare move, the California Supreme Court on
Thursday tossed out the death sentence of a Long Beach man convicted
of killing two people during a drunken shooting spree that injured
two others. Read more
Thursday, August 30, 2007
‘I am a good trial judge,’ Riverside County jurist tells state commission
California | Local |
August 30, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO – Judge Robert Spitzer, the hopelessly messy jurist
who faces possible removal from the bench over allegations that he
let cases languish and improperly contacted witnesses, told a
skeptical state judicial panel Wednesday that he should be censured
but allowed to keep his job. Read more
